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Thursday, May 9, 2013

FOTD with Step by Step photos!

Well, I know I said I was going to go bright and bold but to be honest, I'm still not wearing eyeshadow most days! When Aaron is in school I have one hour in which to get everyone up, dressed, fed and ready to go by 9am as well as getting lunches etc done so on most days I've just been putting on foundation, my eyebrows, mascara and some blusher. I had stopped wearing black eyeliner for a good while but it was only when I put it on at the weekend that I realised how much I had missed it! A lot of people lately have been telling me how pale I look but it's just because I've been lightening my foundation to the correct shade for my face! Even the lightest shade in most foundation ranges is too dark for me and I'm hoping to try out something new when I go to Dublin next week!

So, onto today's face! I took some step by step photos and showed which products I used! Yes, I am wearing my dressing gown because it's a miserable day out and I don't feel like getting dressed yet! First of all I used my Garnier moisturiser. I have psoriasis so my skin can be very dry and I always like to use a moisturiser under my foundation....

Then I put a small amount of my Barry M white foundation into a small container...

Then I add some Catrice Photo Finish foundation...

Mix well using a small clean brush...

Apply dots all over face.... I forgot to take a photo of my Real Techniques Stippling Brush which I always use to apply my foundation!

Next I used my Catrice eyeshadow and Real Techniques eyeshadow brush to fill in my eyebrows. My eyebrows are very sparse due to both chemo and years of using creams for psoriasis but I always like to fill them in and get so many comments from people on them!

I love step by step posts, they are always so much fun to read!I've heard good things about the Barry M white foundation, is it good? I love the lil bit of Peace under your eyes, it really makes them pop (you've got such really lovely eyes btw).My favourite pic has to be of your brows with one done and one not....I just thought it looked so funny!xx

Thanks Katie! Well, the Barry M seems to be doing the trick so far, am hoping to pick up a more full-coverage foundation when I go to Dublin next week so we'll see how it does then!I know, I look so strange when I don't have my brows filled in! I'm just so used to it now I don't think I could leave the house without having them done or people would be looking at me!

About Me...

I am a 32 year old girl (I suppose I'd be classed as a 'woman' but I still feel like a 'girl'!) who was diagnosed with breast cancer on 1st October 2010. I have undergone a mastectomy and reconstruction to remove the tumour and recently finished chemotherapy.
I have been in to makeup for a few years now but rely on it now more than ever before to make me feel good about myself!!
I decided to start this blog to show other people the wonders of makeup and what a difference it can make to people with or without cancer!!
I would really appreciate any feedback that any of you have for me so that I can use it and make this blog more interesting to all of you out there!!